Hockey India League full squads: After HIL auction day 2, cut-price deals for overseas superstars, some handy deals for Indian youngsters | Hockey News
After the Harmanpreet Singh-led squad of Paris Olympics bronze medalls dominated proceedings on day 1, the theme on day 2 of the Hockey India League auction for the men’s teams was franchises looking for value overseas additions, and young Indians with a high ceiling.
As expected, no one got close to the Rs 70 lakh mark that three Indians breached on Day 1 (Harmanpreet, Abhishek and Hardik Singh) but there were still quite a few noteworthy recruits as the eight men’s franchises for HIL 2024-’25 completed their squads.
Purely in terms of value, Moriangthem Rabichandra (Rs 32 lakh to Kalinga Lancers) was the only Indian in the top 10 for the day. But three other Indians managed to get in an impressive Rs 26 lakh bid with Maninder Singh going to Soorma Hockey Club, Angad Bir Singh going to Kalinga Lancers and Mohd. Raheel Mouseen moving to Tamil Nadu Dragons.
With a hefty purse at the start of the day, Kalinga Landers made some shrewd overseas purchases, picking up Olympic gold medal winning captain of Netherlands Thierry Brinkman for a steal at Rs 38 lakh and also Belgium legend Arthur Van Doren for Rs 32 lakh. And then they added the brilliant Belgian drag flicker Alexander Hendrickx for just Rs 23 lakh, as the shrinking purses of various franchises saw overseas superstars go for evidently lower than one would expect.
However, Belgium’s Victor Wegnez was the most expensive recruit on day 2, fetching Rs 40 lakh from Soorma Hockey Club.
Young players with a base price of 2 lakh also made merry at the auction, Rajinder to Hyderabad Toofans for 23 lakh, the same price that India forward Uttam Singh got for his move to Tamil Nadu dragons.
Interestingly, no overseas player across the 8 teams was from an Asian nation.
Overall, Harmanpreet Singh was, as expected, the most expensive buy at the men’s HIL Player Auction at Rs 78 lakh. Abhishek became the second-most expensive buy, acquired Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers for Rs 72 lakh, while India vice-captain Hardik Singh went to UP Rudras for 70 lakh.
Among the overseas players, former Argentina star and Germany’s current World Cup winning squad member Gonzalo Peillat was the most sought after, finishing with a bid of Rs 68 lakh from Hyderabad Toofans.
It would be worth keeping an eye on Tamil Nadu Dragons as an attacking force too, as they first brought in Netherlands’ Jip Janssen for Rs 54 lakh on the first day, then added the firepower of Aussie star Blake Govers for a cut-price value of Rs 27 lakh.
At the end of the men’s auctions, here’s how all the 8 squads have shaped up:
Player
Team
Price (in Lakh)
Shamsher Singh
Delhi SG Pipers
42.00
Rajkumar Pal
Delhi SG Pipers
40.00
Rohit
Delhi SG Pipers
40.00
Jarmanpreet Singh
Delhi SG Pipers
38.00
Tomas Domene
Delhi SG Pipers
36.00
Varun Kumar
Delhi SG Pipers
34.00
Ankit Pal
Delhi SG Pipers
20.00
Aditya Lalage
Delhi SG Pipers
20.00
Chropher Ruhr
Delhi SG Pipers
18.00
Pawan
Delhi SG Pipers
15.00
Ky Willott (AUS)
Delhi SG Pipers
10.50
Manjeet
Delhi SG Pipers
10.30
Tomás Santiago (ARG)
Delhi SG Pipers
10.00
Pau Clapes (ESP)
Delhi SG Pipers
10.00
Flynn Ogilvie
Delhi SG Pipers
10.00
Nicolas de Kerpel
Delhi SG Pipers
10.00
Jorrit Croon
Delhi SG Pipers
10.00
Joginder Singh
Delhi SG Pipers
5.20
Dilraj Singh
Delhi SG Pipers
5.00
Sourabh Anand Kushwaha
Delhi SG Pipers
5.00
Thokchom Kingson Singh
Delhi SG Pipers
2.50
Sumit Kumar
Delhi SG Pipers
2.00
Iktidar Ishrat
Delhi SG Pipers
2.00
Adarsh G
Delhi SG Pipers
2.00
Player
Team
Price (in Lakh)
Gonzalo Peillat
Hyderabad Toofans
68.00
Sumit
Hyderabad Toofans
46.00
Nilakanta Sharma
Hyderabad Toofans
34.00
Arthur de Sloover
Hyderabad Toofans
30.00
Timothy Daniel
Hyderabad Toofans
28.00
Jean-Paul Danneberg
Hyderabad Toofans
27.00
Zach Wallace
Hyderabad Toofans
26.00
Rajinder
Hyderabad Toofans
23.00
Shilanand Lakra
Hyderabad Toofans
21.00
Talwinder Singh
Hyderabad Toofans
14.50
Arshdeep Singh
Hyderabad Toofans
11.50
Terrance Pieters
Hyderabad Toofans
10.00
Matthew Dawson
Hyderabad Toofans
10.00
Maico Casella
Hyderabad Toofans
10.00
Amandeep Lakra
Hyderabad Toofans
9.00
Devindar Walmiki
Hyderabad Toofans
8.00
Bikramjit Singh
Hyderabad Toofans
6.20
Akshay Ravindra Avhad
Hyderabad Toofans
5.00
Vikas Dahiya
Hyderabad Toofans
2.00
Rahim Aakib Sayyed
Hyderabad Toofans
2.00
Sundaram Rajawat
Hyderabad Toofans
2.00
Darshan Vibhav Gawkar
Hyderabad Toofans
2.00
Irengbam Rohit
Hyderabad Toofans
2.00
Mukul Sharma
Hyderabad Toofans
2.00
Player
Team
Price (in Lakh)
Sanjay
Kalinga Lancers
38.00
Thierry Brinkman
Kalinga Lancers
38.00
Dilpreet Singh
Kalinga Lancers
34.00
Krishan B Pathak
Kalinga Lancers
32.00
Rabichandrra Moriangthem
Kalinga Lancers
32.00
Arthur van Doren
Kalinga Lancers
32.00
Aran Zalewski
Kalinga Lancers
27.00
Angad Bir Singh
Kalinga Lancers
26.00
Alexander Hendrickx
Kalinga Lancers
23.00
Bo Singh Dhami
Kalinga Lancers
20.00
Mandeep Mor
Kalinga Lancers
19.00
Antoine Kina
Kalinga Lancers
16.00
Rosan Kujur
Kalinga Lancers
12.50
Enrique Gonzalez
Kalinga Lancers
10.00
Gursahibjit Singh
Kalinga Lancers
6.00
Mukesh Toppo
Kalinga Lancers
5.00
Nicholas Bandurak
Kalinga Lancers
5.00
Tobias Reynolds-Cotteril
Kalinga Lancers
2.00
Sahil Kumar Nayak
Kalinga Lancers
2.00
Partap Lakra
Kalinga Lancers
2.00
Sushil Dhanwar
Kalinga Lancers
2.00
Roshan Minz
Kalinga Lancers
2.00
Rohit Kullu
Kalinga Lancers
2.00
Deepak Pradhan
Kalinga Lancers
2.00
Player
Team
Price (in Lakh)
Abhishek
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
72.00
Jugraj Singh
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
48.00
Sukhjeet Singh
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
42.00
Sam Lane
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
27.00
Pirmin Blaak (NED)
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
25.00
Florent van Aubel (BEL)
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
25.00
Gauthier Boccard (BEL)
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
18.00
Lachlan Sharp (AUS)
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
18.00
Jaskaran Singh
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
13.50
Hayden Beltz (AUS)
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
13.00
Rupinder Pal Singh
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
12.50
Affan Yousuf
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
11.50
Tom Grambusch
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
10.00
Sean Findlay
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
10.00
Pradhan Poovanna Chandura
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
8.00
Gursewak Singh
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
6.60
Jasjit Singh Kular
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
6.00
Ali Khan
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
6.00
Pardeep Mor
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
5.00
Pardeep Singh Sandhu
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
3.00
Thounaojam Ingalemba Luwang
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
3.00
Atal Dev Singh Chahal
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
3.00
Atul Deep
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
2.00
Yogesh Malik Singh
Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers
2.00
Player
Team
Price (in Lakh)
Harmanpreet Singh
Soorma Hockey Club
78.00
Jeremy Hayward
Soorma Hockey Club
42.00
Vivek Sagar Prasad
Soorma Hockey Club
40.00
Victor Wegnez
Soorma Hockey Club
40.00
Maninder Singh
Soorma Hockey Club
26.00
Dayaan Cassiem
Soorma Hockey Club
25.00
Vincent Vanasch
Soorma Hockey Club
23.00
Gurjant Singh
Soorma Hockey Club
19.00
Sunit Lakra
Soorma Hockey Club
14.10
Nicolas Della Torre
Soorma Hockey Club
14.00
Gurinder Singh
Soorma Hockey Club
11.00
Jonas de Geus
Soorma Hockey Club
11.00
Sukhvinder Singh
Soorma Hockey Club
11.00
Mohith HS
Soorma Hockey Club
10.00
Harjeet Singh
Soorma Hockey Club
5.80
Nicolas Poncelet
Soorma Hockey Club
5.00
Boris Burkhardy
Soorma Hockey Club
5.00
Pawan Rajbhar
Soorma Hockey Club
5.00
Ankush
Soorma Hockey Club
5.00
Ashu Maurya
Soorma Hockey Club
2.00
Pradip Mandal
Soorma Hockey Club
2.00
Prabhjot Singh
Soorma Hockey Club
2.00
Jashandeep Singh
Soorma Hockey Club
2.00
Harish Somappa Mutagar
Soorma Hockey Club
2.00
Player
Team
Price (in Lakh)
Jip Janssen
Tamil Nadu Dragons
54.00
Amit Rohidas
Tamil Nadu Dragons
48.00
Duco Telgenkamp
Tamil Nadu Dragons
36.00
David Harte
Tamil Nadu Dragons
32.00
Blake Govers
Tamil Nadu Dragons
27.00
Mohd Raheel Mouseen
Tamil Nadu Dragons
26.00
Selvam Karthi
Tamil Nadu Dragons
24.00
Uttam Singh
Tamil Nadu Dragons
23.00
Tom Craig
Tamil Nadu Dragons
20.00
Thies Prinz
Tamil Nadu Dragons
18.00
Nathan Ephraums
Tamil Nadu Dragons
17.00
Kothajit Singh
Tamil Nadu Dragons
10.00
Moritz Ludwig
Tamil Nadu Dragons
10.00
Majji Ganesh
Tamil Nadu Dragons
7.20
Chandan Yadav
Tamil Nadu Dragons
6.20
S.Senthamizh Arasu
Tamil Nadu Dragons
6.00
Anand Y
Tamil Nadu Dragons
5.00
Anand Lakra
Tamil Nadu Dragons
5.00
Prince Deep Singh
Tamil Nadu Dragons
5.00
Shesha Gowda
Tamil Nadu Dragons
5.00
Pruthvi Gm
Tamil Nadu Dragons
5.00
Dhilipan M
Tamil Nadu Dragons
5.00
Arun J
Tamil Nadu Dragons
3.60
Abharan Sudev
Tamil Nadu Dragons
2.00
Player
Team
Price (in Lakh)
Manpreet Singh
Team Gonasika
42.00
Araijeet Singh Hundal
Team Gonasika
42.00
Amir Ali
Team Gonasika
34.00
Tom Boon
Team Gonasika
26.00
Mandeep Singh
Team Gonasika
25.00
Suraj Karkera
Team Gonasika
22.00
Jeroen Hertzberger
Team Gonasika
21.00
Vishnukant Singh
Team Gonasika
20.00
Timothy Howard
Team Gonasika
20.00
Nilam Sanjeep Xess
Team Gonasika
17.00
Oliver Payne
Team Gonasika
15.00
Nikkin Thimmaiah
Team Gonasika
13.00
SK Uthappa
Team Gonasika
13.00
Yogember Rawat
Team Gonasika
11.00
Birendra Lakra
Team Gonasika
10.00
Lee Moton
Team Gonasika
10.00
Jack Waller
Team Gonasika
10.00
SV Sunil
Team Gonasika
10.00
Anmol Ekka
Team Gonasika
9.20
Yashdeep Siwach
Team Gonasika
9.00
Mustapha Cassiem
Team Gonasika
7.20
Dipsan Tirkey
Team Gonasika
6.60
Jacob Draper
Team Gonasika
5.00
Kamalbir Singh
Team Gonasika
2.00
Player
Team
Price (in Lakh)
Manpreet Singh
Team Gonasika
42.00
Araijeet Singh Hundal
Team Gonasika
42.00
Amir Ali
Team Gonasika
34.00
Tom Boon
Team Gonasika
26.00
Mandeep Singh
Team Gonasika
25.00
Suraj Karkera
Team Gonasika
22.00
Jeroen Hertzberger
Team Gonasika
21.00
Vishnukant Singh
Team Gonasika
20.00
Timothy Howard
Team Gonasika
20.00
Nilam Sanjeep Xess
Team Gonasika
17.00
Oliver Payne
Team Gonasika
15.00
Nikkin Thimmaiah
Team Gonasika
13.00
SK Uthappa
Team Gonasika
13.00
Yogember Rawat
Team Gonasika
11.00
Birendra Lakra
Team Gonasika
10.00
Lee Moton
Team Gonasika
10.00
Jack Waller
Team Gonasika
10.00
SV Sunil
Team Gonasika
10.00
Anmol Ekka
Team Gonasika
9.20
Yashdeep Siwach
Team Gonasika
9.00
Mustapha Cassiem
Team Gonasika
7.20
Dipsan Tirkey
Team Gonasika
6.60
Jacob Draper
Team Gonasika
5.00
Kamalbir Singh
Team Gonasika
2.00
Player
Team
Price (in Lakh)
Hardik Singh
UP Rudras
70.00
Lars Balk
UP Rudras
40.00
Kane Russell
UP Rudras
30.00
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay
UP Rudras
28.00
Floris Wortelboer
UP Rudras
27.00
Akashdeep Singh
UP Rudras
20.00
Manmeet Singh
UP Rudras
16.00
Marc Recasens
UP Rudras
15.00
Gurjot Singh
UP Rudras
14.50
Surender Kumar
UP Rudras
14.00
James Mazarelo
UP Rudras
13.00
Álvaro Iglesias
UP Rudras
12.50
Sudeep Chirmako
UP Rudras
12.00
Simranjeet Singh
UP Rudras
10.00
Tanguy Cosyns
UP Rudras
10.00
Seve van Ass
UP Rudras
10.00
Priyobarta Talem
UP Rudras
9.00
Sharda Nand Tiwari
UP Rudras
7.50
Prashant Barla
UP Rudras
7.50
Jobanpreet Singh
UP Rudras
7.50
Pankaj Kumar Rajak
UP Rudras
6.50
Prashant Kumar Chauhan
UP Rudras
5.00
Mohd Zaid Khan
UP Rudras
2.90
Sunil Jojo
UP Rudras
2.00
